1984 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1984 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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21 of 63 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Lloyd Alan Mobbs Brian Leah Party Conservative Labour Alliance Leader's seat Heaton Moor South Reddish Cheadle Hulme South Last election 8 seats, 39.3% 6 seats, 24.5% 7 seats, 32.5% Seats before 30 18 12 Seats won 9 6 5 Seats after 28 17 15 Seat change 2 1 3 Popular vote 40,430 27,469 33,983 Percentage 38.5% 26.1% 32.3% Swing 0.8% 1.6% 0.2%   Fourth party   Leader Ron Stenson Party Heald Green Ratepayers Leader's seat Heald Green Last election 1 seat, 2.8% Seats before 3 Seats won 1 Seats after 3 Seat change Popular vote 3,112 Percentage 3.0% Swing 0.2%
Map of results of 1984 election
Leader of the Council before election John Lloyd Conservative Leader of the Council after election No leader No overall control

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1984, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1988. The council remained under no overall control. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		40,430 (38.5%)		0.8	9 (42.8%)	9 / 21	2	28 (44.4%)	28 / 63
Labour Party		27,469 (26.1%)		1.6	6 (28.6%)	6 / 21	1	17 (27.0%)	17 / 63
Alliance		33,983 (32.3%)		0.2	5 (23.8%)	5 / 21	3	15 (23.8%)	15 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers		3,112 (3.0%)		0.2	1 (4.5%)	1 / 21		3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Communist		114 (0.1%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Humphries	2,658	48.3	−1.1
	Labour	W. Prince*	1,454	26.4	+5.1
	Conservative	A. M. Treharne	1,387	25.2	−3.4
Majority			1,204	21.9	+1.1
Turnout			5,499	50.9	−7.0
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rowles*	2,847	75.9	+1.3
	SDP	E. Howell	789	21.0	+10.4
	Communist	D. Powell	114	3.0	N/A
Majority			2,058	54.9	−4.9
Turnout			3,750	43.6	−1.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Bagnall*	2,204	56.2	+6.2
	Conservative	A. Hibbitts	1,009	25.7	−3.7
	SDP	P. Beatty	710	18.1	+0.1
Majority			1,195	30.5	+9.9
Turnout			3,923	42.0	−0.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Livesley	2,613	62.6	+2.2
	Liberal	R. Graves	1,231	29.5	−3.2
	Labour	R. Seddon	327	7.8	+0.9
Majority			1,382	33.1	+5.4
Turnout			4,171	42.5	−8.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Porgess*	2,780	54.4	+0.2
	Conservative	P. M. M. Thornber	1,782	34.9	−0.1
	Labour	K. Parker	551	10.8	+0.9
Majority			998	19.5	+0.3
Turnout			5,113	45.2	−4.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Hughes	3,074	48.5	+1.2
	Conservative	W. Allen*	2,899	45.7	−1.5
	Labour	R. Brown	368	5.8	+0.3
Majority			175	2.8	+2.7
Turnout			6,341	56.8	−2.2
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Davenport

Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Dodd*	2,100	48.4	+0.2
	Labour	I. Jackson	1,308	30.2	+1.6
	SDP	S. M. Comer	916	21.2	+0.2
Majority			792	18.2	−1.6
Turnout			4,324	46.4	−2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Havers	3,387	53.4	+3.8
	Liberal	J. C. Hart	2,657	41.9	−4.7
	Labour	R. Fox	299	4.7	+0.9
Majority			730	11.5	+8.5
Turnout			6,343	50.6	−5.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. A. Coffey	2,407	42.9	−2.4
	Liberal	F. Davenport*	2,381	42.4	+1.1
	Conservative	M. B. Brooks	822	14.7	−4.1
Majority			26	0.5
Turnout			5,610	54.3	+4.4
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Gamblin	2,230	40.2	−2.1
	Labour	R. Heys*	1,719	31.0	−2.6
	SDP	T. E. Pyle	1,592	28.7	+5.6
Majority			511	9.2	+0.5
Turnout			5,541	50.8	0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Seal	2,834	45.8	−6.8
	Conservative	W. Lomas	2,753	44.5	+4.6
	Labour	P. Wharton	606	9.8	+2.3
Majority			81	1.3	−11.4
Turnout			6,193	51.0	−4.5
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	R. Stenson*	3,112	71.3	+4.7
	Conservative	K. A. Edis	633	14.5	−4.0
	Labour	M. G. Lawley	391	9.0	+0.6
	Liberal	I. Kirk	317	5.2	−1.3
Majority			2,479	56.8	+8.8
Turnout			4,364	42.1	−4.0
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Foulkes*	2,796	52.4	−0.7
	Labour	J. McMullen	1,789	33.6	+2.9
	SDP	S. Oldham	747	14.0	−0.5
Majority			1,007	18.9	−3.5
Turnout			5,332	48.1	−4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lloyd*	2,575	59.6	+1.0
	Labour	H. Nance	1,107	25.6	+5.9
	Liberal	P. Kelly	642	14.8	−4.5
Majority			1,468	34.0	−4.9
Turnout			4,324	44.3	−3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manor

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. McGee	2,074	49.3	+6.8
	Conservative	J. Hendry	1,521	36.2	+0.4
	SDP	S. C. Rimmer	608	14.5	−5.4
Majority			553	13.2	+6.5
Turnout			4,203	44.2	−3.9
	Labour hold		Swing

North Marple

North Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Roberts	2,107	46.3	−3.0
	Conservative	M. Taylor*	2,054	45.1	+3.2
	Labour	R. Peachy	392	8.6	−0.2
Majority			53	1.2	−6.2
Turnout			4,553	51.3	−5.8
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Flood*	3,041	62.1	+8.6
	Conservative	M. Harris	1,313	26.8	−1.2
	SDP	D. J. Whittle	546	11.1	−7.4
Majority			1,728	35.3	+9.8
Turnout			4,900	42.6	−5.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Romiley

Romiley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Whitehead*	2,468	42.8	+2.8
	Liberal	C. Napier	2,228	38.6	+0.9
	Labour	W. Greaves	1,071	18.6	−3.7
Majority			240	4.2	+1.9
Turnout			5,767	50.1	−1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Marple

South Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Mason*	2,685	51.0	+6.4
	Liberal	A. Ashworth	2,269	43.1	−4.8
	Labour	N. Eadie	310	5.9	−0.3
Majority			416	7.9
Turnout			5,264	53.4	−2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Bradbury*	2,772	65.4	+9.0
	SDP	E. Harding	1,467	34.6	+20.6
Majority			1,305	30.8	+3.0
Turnout			4,239	38.9	−5.7
	Labour hold		Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. West	3,403	64.6	−3.0
	SDP	P. C. O. Vittoz	1,430	27.2	+2.8
	Labour	D. Harris	432	8.2	+1.6
Majority			1,973	37.4	−5.8
Turnout			5,265	44.4	−5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
2. Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 4, 1984, p.37
3. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.